Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds melanoma less common in individuals with several tattoos

People who have experienced more than one tattoo session may have a decreased risk of the skin cancer melanoma—with one key caveat, according to research from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U).

Oncology & Cancer

Promising new combo therapy found for drug-resistant melanoma

A new study from Moffitt Cancer Center may offer a breakthrough for patients with advanced melanoma who don't respond to current immunotherapy treatments. The research, published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Melanoma 'cellular compass' discovery could help curb metastasis

Researchers have discovered a protein which is critical for steering melanoma cancer cells as they spread throughout the body. The malignant cells become dependent on this protein to migrate, pointing to new strategies for ...

Oncology & Cancer

Unmutated tumor antigens: Exploitable targets for immunotherapy

A team headed by Claude Perreault, Director of IRIC's Immunobiology Research Unit and Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Université de Montréal, has identified novel tumor antigens that could lead to the development ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI sharpens pathologists' interpretation of tissue samples

Pathologists' examinations of tissue samples from skin cancer tumors improved when they were assisted by an AI tool. The assessments became more consistent and patients' prognoses were described more accurately. This is shown ...

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